Public Compliants Commission (PCC)- Invitation To Tender And Expression Of Interest (EOI) For Procurement Of Goods And Services (15 Lots)

PUBLIC COMPLIANTS COMMISSION (PCC)
25 AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES
DEADLINE: 16^TH SEPTEMBER, 2020

INTRODUCTION
The Public Complaints Commission wishes to procure the under listed waks, Goods and Services in its financial year 2020 appropriation. In compliance with Public Procurement Act, 2007, all interested reputable Suppliers, Cortractors, Consultants and Service Providers with good track record of performance and experience are hereby invited to bid/submit EOl for the following projects:

2. SCOPE OF WORK/SUPPLIES/SERVICES

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested and competent Contractors, Suppliers and Service provider/Consultant wishing to carry out any of the projects listed under the above three (3) categories are required to submit the following documents in their Technical Bid/EOI. Failure to fulfill any of under listed requirements will render the bid disqualified
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) inducing recent acknowledgment of Annual Returns, Forms CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC1.1)
ii. Evidence of  Company’s income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2020 with minimum average annual turnover for each project as specified  in the Bidding documents;
iii. Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020,
iv. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020
v. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITP) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020;
vi. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) dated 31st December, 2020 or valid Certificate Issued by Bureau of Public Procurement;
vii. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any other of the Public Complaints Commission ar Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in to bid are true and correct in all particulars:  viii. Evidence of the Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years, 2017, 2018 & 2019 and it must correspond with tax clearance,
ix. Evidence of finance capacity to execute the project by submission of Reference letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria
indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
x. Company’s profile with Curriculum Vitae of relevant key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional Qualification relevant to the Lot you intend to bid for. See detail in the Standard Bidding Document (SBD)
xi. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs esected in the last tive (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects
xii. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease (where applicable)
xiii. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (CEMs);
xiv. Category C: Evidence of Firms are to registration with relevant professional body(ies);
xv. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension
Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRRa Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner)
xvi. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/ forwarding letter under the Company Firms Letter Headed Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone number (preferably GSM Number), and E-mail address. The Letter Headed paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Company Directors at the bottom, duly signed by the authorized omcer of the Company; and
Note that documents/ information must be arranged and subrited in the sequence listed in the above.

4.0 COLLECTION OF BID DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A&B)
Interested Companies are to obtain the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Procurement unit, Ground Floor, Room 04, Public
Complaints Commission PCC, 25, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, Upon the presentation of the evidence of payment of a non-refundable Tender fee of  N10,000 (Ten Thousand Naira) only, per lot paid into Remita Account/TSA (0145001001) in favour of Public Complaints Commission (PCC) in any reputable Commercial Bank in NIgeria. Thereafter, bring the teller and remita reference code to the PCC cash office for issuance of treasury receipt and further present it to the Procurement unit to collect Standard Bidding Document from Monday 3rd August, 2020. While the category C will also follow the same process after pre-qualification to enable shortlisted firms obtain Request for Proposal (RFP) accordingly

5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER/EOI DOCUMENTS
CATEGORY A&B
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each dr the Ldt desired in two hard copies each for the Technical and Financial bids, packaged separately in sealed envelope and marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid” and put the two together in a bigger sealed envelope address to the Honourable Chief commissioner, Public Complaints Commission 25, Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja.
The Company’s name and address of the bidder will be written at the back of the envelope and dropped in the tender box provided at the Reception not later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday 16th September, 2020. All bidders are advised to register his or her bids before submission.

CATEGORY C
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound copies  of Expression of Interest documents in a sealed envelope and address to the   Honourable Chief commissioner, Public Complaints Commission 25, Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja and clearly marked with the name of the project and lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each marked envelope should bear the name and address or the Bidder and should be deposited in the Tender Box at the address in 4.0 above, not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday 18th August, 2020. Please ensure that you sign the Bid submission register. Note that late submission will be returned unopened.
A shortlisted firm will be contacted via other telephone numbers and email address.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL AND EOI DOCUMENTS
The EOI and Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday 18th August 2020 and 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 16th September, 2020 respectively, at the premises d the Public Complaints Commission at No.25, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Matama, while the financial bids will be kept unopened.

7. GENERAL INFORMATION  
i. All bids must be in English language and signed by authorised persons.
ii. A letter of authorisation must be written and signed by one of the Company’s Directors. The forwarding letter must include name and signature of the authorized person.

iii. No Company, Service provider, Supplier, Consultant is allowed to bid more than two (2) lots;

iv. Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public shall not be required during the bid opening curently in compliance with covid-19 guidelines. The Bids opening will be covered by video recording with the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and civil society organization in the area of AntCorruption/Transparency;

v. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and bidders can submit throgh Post (Courier Services)

vi. Category A&B: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluationwill be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened

vii Category C: Only shortlisted firms will be contacted at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returened unopened

viii. The commission will verify any or all claims made by the bidders and shall disqualify any company whose claim (s) is/are found to be false

ix. The commission shall report any bidder that is found to have submitted fake documents to the relevant agencies for prosecution.

x. Nothing in this advertisement shall be constructed to be a commitment on the part of the Commission to undertake the project or entitled any Company to make claim (s) whatsoever in respect of any expenses incurred in preparing a tender response
ix. The Commission is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the procurement process at any time without incuring liability in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

Signed
Management